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: Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
2013-02-06 15:32:00

Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
2013-02-06 15:32:00

Mood: busy

Accessibility in History

We often think of accessibility and tolerance for people with disabilities as being a modern point of etiquette, and one that's often hard to maintain. I was delighted to find this tidbit of ancient Egyptian etiquette deeply buried in an article about literature:

"If a deaf man is present, do not multiply words; it is better thou keep silent"

That is, instead of expecting deaf people to accommodate a hearing culture -- as is often expected today -- the hearing were asked to respect the deaf. It makes me wonder if they had a sign language going back then. Like, shut up with your mouth when someone is trying to talk with his hands.

EDIT: Dreamwidth user Gehayi found me a source for historic sign languages. I love my audience so much.

Tags: community, history, linguistics, networking

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